And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. ... And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. ... Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, Hasten here Micaiah the son of Imlah.
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria. ... And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and prosper, for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke unto him, saying, Behold, now the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth; let your word, I pray you, be like the word of one of them and speak that which is good.
So he came to the king, and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle or shall we refrain? ... And he answered him, Go and prosper, for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. ... And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure you that you tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord? ... And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and carry him back unto Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son, and say, Thus says the king: Put this man in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I come in peace.
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead. ... And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and enter into the battle; but put on your robes. ... And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty-two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. ... And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. ... And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel that they turned back from pursuing him.
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness; wherefore, he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand and carry me out of the host, for I am wounded. ... And the battle increased that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at evening; and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria. ... Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab, king of Israel. ... And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
There was then no king in Edom; a deputy was king.
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go return unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus says the Lord: Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. ... And he spoke unto him, You, man of God, the king has said, Come down.
And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus has the king said: Come down quickly.
And he arose and went down with him unto the king.
And Joram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because he had no son. ... Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now Joram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and rendered unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams with the wool. ... But it came to pass when Ahab was dead that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. ... And king Joram went out of Samaria the same time and numbered all Israel. ... And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me.
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey. ... And the king of Israel said, Alas, that the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. ... And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. ... So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? ... And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay, for the Lord has called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. ... And Elisha said, As the Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you nor see you.
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor and upward, and stood in the border. ... The kings are surely slain and they have smitten one another. ... And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords to break through even unto the king of Edom, but they could not.